Conor Harte

Harte was raised in Ballinspittle, near Kinsale, West Cork. His mother was from Ballyheigue, County Kerry where his grandfather won county hurling medals. His father, Kieran Harte is a member of the prominent Tyrone GAA family. He was a goalkeeper for Tyrone in the 1972 Ulster Senior Football Championship final. Kieran's teammates on the day included his first cousin, Mickey Harte. Consequently, Conor Harte is also a cousin of Michaela McAreavey, Mark Harte, Peter Harte and the Gaelic footballer, David Harte. Harte's twin brother, David, is also an Ireland men's field hockey international and his sister, Emer is an Ireland women's field hockey international. In his youth Harte played gaelic games with Courcey Rovers.^{[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]} Harte was educated at Bandon Grammar School.^[9][10] Between 2006 and 2009 he attended Dublin City University where he gained a BA in accounting and finance. In 2014 he gained a Diploma of Education from Trinity College Dublin. In 2018 he began studying for a PhD at Cork Institute of Technology.^[11][12]

Harte began playing field hockey at the age of thirteen at Bandon Grammar School. In 2005 Conor and David helped Bandon win the All Ireland Schoolboys Hockey Championship.^{[1][3][4][9][10][13]}

While studying for their Leaving Cert at Bandon Grammar School, Conor and David, also played for Cork Harlequins, helping them win the 2006 Irish Senior Cup.^[3][14]

While studying at Dublin City University, Harte also began playing for Pembroke Wanderers.^[15] In 2008–09, together with his brother David, Ronan Gormley, Stuart Loughrey, Justin Sheriff, Craig Fulton and Alan Sothern, Harte was a member of the Pembroke Wanderers team that won the Irish Senior Cup,^[16][17] the Men's Irish Hockey League^[18] and the EuroHockey Club Trophy.^[19][20] While playing for Wanderers, the Harte brothers also represented DCU at intervarsity level.^[21][22]

In 2010 Harte began playing for SCHC.^[11][23][24] His brother, David, also played for SCHC.^[25]

Since 2014 Harte has played for Racing Club de Bruxelles in the Men's Belgian Hockey League.^{[9][10][11][23][24]} He also played for Racing in the 2017–18 Euro Hockey League.^[26][27] His teammates at Racing have included Alan Sothern.^[28]

Harte played for Dabang Mumbai in the 2015 Hockey India League season, once again teaming up with his brother David. In the players' auction he was drafted for $10,000.^{[9][10][22][29][30][31][32]}

After seven years at Racing he joined Dragons in the summer of 2021.^[33]